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11 Useful Resources To Learn Python's Internals From Scratch

Jul 24, 20216 min read 988 views

In the later months I have grown a strong interest in learning more about the internals of Python, also called CPython. I find it so fascinating that I even started contributing to the language. The CPython runtime is the most popular one but there a...

11 Useful Resources To Learn Python's Internals From Scratch

How to Implement a Random String Generator With Python

Apr 3, 20212 min read 683 views

In this post, you'll learn how to generate a random string in python in two different ways. Some of these will only work on Python 3.6+. Generating a Random String With Upper Case, Lower Case, Digits and Punctuation The string module comes with a nic...

How to Implement a Random String Generator With Python

How to Sort a Dict in Descending Order by Value With Python

Feb 20, 20215 min read 424 views

In this post, you will learn how to sort a dictionary in reverse order by value. Say that you have the following dictionary containing your grades associated with a subject. You want to sort the grades in a descending order - the highest grade will a...

How to Sort a Dict in Descending Order by Value With Python

How to Check If a String Is a Valid URL in Python

Dec 26, 20202 min read 1.7K views

TL;DR Time is a precious resource so I won't waste yours. In this article you'll learn how to determine if a string is a valid URL or not. You can do so by either using the validators package or if it's a Django project, you can use Django's URLVali...

How to Check If a String Is a Valid URL in Python

How to Find the Current Working Directory in Python

Dec 19, 20203 min read 202 views

Python provides two different ways to get the current working directory. The first method uses the os module and the second uses pathlib. Using the os Module to Get the Current Directory First thing you need to do is to import the module. >>> import ...

How to Find the Current Working Directory in Python

5 Different Ways to Flatten a List of Lists in Python

Dec 12, 20207 min read 3.1K views

In this post, we’ll see how we can flatten a list in 5 different ways. Each method has pros and cons, and varied performance. By the end of this tutorial, I hope you’ll be able to identify the most appropriate solution for your problem. The Python ve...

5 Different Ways to Flatten a List of Lists in Python